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Saudi Arabia
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.

Global rank#7out of 30 countries
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Historical trend

0.90.70.50.30.0200320142024Saudi Arabia · 2024: 0.64%Saudi Arabia

Analytical takeaways

  • Saudi Arabia records 0.64% for Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #7 globally out of 30 countries.
  • Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 0.06% in 2003 to 0.64% in 2024, a gain of 0.57%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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